The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has increased awareness about sex-specific differences in immunity and outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Strong evidence of a male bias in COVID-19 disease severity is hypothesized to be mediated by sex differential immune responses against SARS-CoV-2. This hypothesis is based on data from other viral infections, including influenza viruses, HIV, hepatitis viruses, and others that have demonstrated sex-specific immunity to viral infections. Although males are more susceptible to most viral infections, females possess immunological features that render them more vulnerable to distinct immune-related disease outcomes. Both sex chromosome complement and related genes as well as sex steroids play important roles in mediating the development of sex differences in immunity to viral infections.
【저자키워드】 antibodies, SARS-CoV-2, Inflammation, Innate immunity, T cells, Influenza, 【초록키워드】 viruses, HIV, immune response, Immunity, SARS-COV-2 infection, COVID-19 pandemic, Sex, complement, outcome, viral infections, outcomes, Hepatitis, male, female, influenza viruses, Sex difference, Evidence, Hypothesis, steroid, chromosome, COVID-19 disease severity, susceptible, immunological, feature, demonstrated, Strong, immune-related disease, 【제목키워드】 difference,